Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-27
A FINE SHUT OUT.
THE CAPITOL CITY BOYS BEAUTIFULLY
DONE Up" YRSTRRDAY AFTERNOON
By Captain Organs Sluggsrs-Elght TO Nothing IS
the Record, and it was Well Earned
Other Games and News.

Yesterday afternoons game between
Wheeling and Columbus was q great one
in every respect a far as Wheeling was
concerned, and the Capitol City boys were
shut completely out. While Wheeling
had an error or two they did not amount to
ANYTHING, while several of the bad plays OF
Columbus boys proved very easily. The
home team had their batting clothes on
also. and the way they lined Handiboe out
all over the lot made him weary. klmber
pitched for Wheeling and the OLYMPUS
singers could not do much with MIN,
their hits either going into the air OF Delng
taken in by the infield. Very lew OF tne
visitors got further than first base ana not
many even that far. Stentzel was pehinu
the bat and supported kimber In hhe
style. u,.
The features Of the game were whites
home rup hit and Crogan's fine In lett,
esnecIalIy his capture of foul fly on q dead
run, and his pull down ola fly way out oy
the trees, that would have been good Ior q
home run had he not nabbed 1t. West
also captured n beautiful long ny IN the
centre pasture, which position he covered
with great success. In the 1ourth ne pun
three men out in succession, by capturlng
as many flies. The game was a great one
from beginning to end. ,
In the first Crogan touled out, Nlchol
hit safe to third, and got third on Nicnoi-
sons single to right and scored on Whites
liner over second. The side then retired
with one run to their credit. The visitors
thanked in their half in short order.
No more runs were made until the
third, when Crogan hit a liner to hutcn-
inson, who failed to close on II, giving
Crogan first. Nichol then hit a n down
TO Kingsley that was covered with WINS
kers and Kingsley couldn't hold 1t, wnlch
gave Nichol first and Crogan second:
Nicholson hit to second and he and Nichol
were retired by a double play, Crogan
reaching third. White went to bat ana
pounded out a fine home u clear over the
hill, which set the audience wild. Stentzel
retired the side by hitting to short.
The visitors flied out in one, two, three
order and in the fourth Wheeling did the
same. The visitors retired IN one, TWO,
three order in their half of the fourth.
No more scoring was done until the sew
enth. Kimber retired at first. Morrison
hit safe and took second on Crogan's hit 10
second, the latter being retired at hrst'
Nichol then lined out a beauty to lett,
scoring Morrison. Nicholson's liner TO
second retired the side.
In the eighth White hit n long NY to
West, who failed to reach it, and Whte
cot two bases. He advanced to third on a
passed ball. Stentzel fnuled out and White
went over the plate on Myers sacrifice.
Speidel lit safe and kimber tOuled out 10
first.
In the ninth Morrison flied out to hrst,
Crogan hit safe and was retired at second
on Nichols hit to short, the latter getting
a life. Nicholson pounded a long one out
to West, who made au effort to catch 1t
with one hand, but failed to do so.
Nichol scored and Nicholson got to second,
stole third and went home on Whites
hit. White reached third on Stentzel's
two-baggcr and home on Kingsley's nun
of Myers liner. Spiedel then retired the
side by hitting to second and being thrown
out at first. .,
In their half it looked very much as ii
the visitors would score, hut by fine
work by the home team they were pre-
vented. Handib0e hit safe and took sec
ond on Mutton being hit by pitcher.
Hutchinson flied out to Spiedel. West
hit to Kimber and was thrown ont at first,
giving Haudiboe third. Kingsley hit an
easy one to White, who ran upon it and
made a beautiful pickup, retiring Kings
ley at first, although it was a close call.